Tinkers
Tinkers
About this book
Irish playwright J.M. Synge created influential but misunderstood representations of travellers or 'tinkers'. This work traces the history of the 'tinker' back to medieval Irish historiography and English Renaissance literature and forward to contemporary US screen depictions.
Details
- OL Work ID
- OL6366442W
Subjects
HistoriographyNomads in literatureEnglish literatureHistory and criticismOther (Philosophy) in literatureIrish Travellers (Nomadic people) in literatureIrish authorsIrish Travellers (Nomadic people)Marginality, Social, in literatureEthnic groups in literatureNational characteristics, Irish, in literatureEthnic groupsHistorySynge, j. m. (john millington), 1871-1909English literature, irish authors, history and criticismNational characteristics in literatureEthnology, irelandCriticism and interpretation